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April 29, 2022

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First solar eclipse of 2022 occurs Saturday. Here's what to expect.

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The first solar eclipse of 2022 occurs on Saturday, April 30, with skywatchers in parts of South America in good position to see it. Here's what to expect for this partial solar eclipse and what's coming up next with the sun and moon.

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How to watch the April 2022 solar eclipse online

The first solar eclipse of 2022 arrives this week across parts of the Southern Hemisphere - here's how you can watch the event live online from other parts of the world.

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Rare Black Moon comes with solar eclipse ahead of Eid

Black Moon, meet the end of Ramadan. A rare type of moon will generate a solar eclipse on April 30 just ahead of one of the largest festivals in the Muslim calendar: Eid Al-Fitr, the end of the holy month of fasting. Depending on the first sighting of the crescent moon phase, Eid falls on May 1 or May 2 this year.

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What's the greatest skywatching sight you've seen?

A total solar eclipse, of course.

The shimmering northern lights.

A "ring of fire" annular solar eclipse!

The Blood Moon total lunar eclipse.

Dazzling fireballs from meteor showers.

Watch SpaceX to launch 53 Starlink satellites, land rocket tonight

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A Falcon 9 topped with 53 Starlink spacecraft is scheduled to lift off Friday at 5:27 p.m. EDT (2127 GMT) from Florida's Cape Canaveral Space Force Station. Here's how to watch it live.

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Launch No. 2! Rocket Lab will try to catch a booster with a helicopter after live launch

A screenshot from a Rocket Lab video showing a dummy booster being captured by a helicopter during a recent test (Rocket Lab via Twitter)

As if one rocket launch today wasn't enough, Rocket Lab is also ready to fly and this time they'll try to catch the Electron booster with a helicopter. The launch window opens at 6:35 p.m. EDT (2235 GMT) here.

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Spaceflight

ISS and China's space station photobomb 4 planets aligned in the sky (photo)

(Gianluca Masi/The Virtual Telescope Project)

Astrophysicist Gianluca Masi captured a stunning spaceship sight as the International Space Station and China's Tiangong core module passed near 4 planets this week. "While looking at the night sky is always amazing, sometimes the experience exceeds our expectations," Masi said. Here's how he took the photo.

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European Robotic Arm makes 1st move during 250th spacewalk at space station

The new robotic arm for the International Space Station successfully made its first moves as two Russian cosmonauts performed a 7-hour spacewalk outside on Thursday.

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NASA to ground SOFIA flying observatory mission for good

After years on the budget chopping block at NASA, the flying SOFIA telescope will soon land for good. The joint observatory with NASA and Germany will stop flying forever on Sept. 30.

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New contest will send artwork to the moon

Do you have the artistic skills to reach the moon? If you think so, you're in luck. The Orbital Assembly Corporation (OAC), a space development company, and the community space program LifeShip have partnered to launch a competition that will send winning entries to the moon.

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Science & Astronomy

Brilliant fireball over Mississippi sparks booms (and satellite photos)

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Around 9:03 a.m. EDT (1300 GMT) Wednesday , over 30 people from Arkansas, Louisiana and Mississippi reported looking up and seeing a fireball in the sky. Here's what a satellite saw.

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Stunning Mars images shows 'fingernail' gouging-like features

(ESA/DLR/FU Berlin, CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO)

Scientists that that these faults on Mars, dubbed Tantalus Fossae, were created by the volcano Alba Mons, which is located to the west of the terrain visible in striking new views from Europe's Mars Express.

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Milky Way sparkles with telescopes in Atacama Desert in photo

(ESO/P. Horálek)

The Milky Way serves as a celestial pathway between two telescopes in a stunning image from Chile's Atacama Desert. The telescopes are part of La Silla Observatory, a facility of the European Southern Observatory that has been in operation since the 1960s.

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Skywatching

See Venus and Jupiter shine extra close in the morning sky Saturday!

(NASA/JPL-Caltech)

Look up before sunrise to see Venus and Jupiter shine super-close to each other in the predawn sky. This is the closest they've appeared since 2016 and it won't happen again until March 2023.

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How to photograph a solar eclipse

If you're planning on photographing a solar eclipse, whether a full solar eclipse or partial solar eclipse, preparation is paramount. It's possible you'll only be able to view this astronomical event just a few times in your life, so getting prepped ahead of the event is vital.

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Black Moon 2022 guide: April's rare second new moon explained

Here is everything you need to know about Black Moons, and why April's second new moon is so rare.

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Star Wars

Lego Star Wars Day 2022: Epic offers for VIP Rewards members

(Lego)

Star Wars Day 2022 is right around the corner and Lego is offering early access to Luke Skywalker's Landspeeder and exclusive free sets and other Lego VIP rewards to celebrate all things Star Wars. Here's what to know.

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Telescopes & Binoculars

Save over $40 with these Celestron binocular deals on Amazon

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Celestron is one of the most recognized and reliable names in the optics industry, and that quality shows in the three binoculars on sale, including the SkyMaster 20x80 and SkyMaster 25x70 sets.

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Best binoculars for kids: Top picks for youngsters

Get your children into stargazing with the best binoculars for kids, plus our updated recommendations for what to look out for.

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Best Night Vision Binoculars 2022

A lot of devices labelled as night vision binoculars are really not binoculars at all. Here's our picks for the best night vision binoculars, monoculars and goggles to see with once the sun goes down.

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